The executives and members of the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) will be hosting a special tournament this Saturday as they have chosen the Doobay Dialysis Medical Centre as beneficiary of the charitable event.
LGC President Aleem Hussain confirmed for Guyana Times Sport on Thursday that this weekend’s event would be geared towards giving back to the community, more so the Medical Centre which operates within the same community.
Hussain said the initiative was the brainchild of the LGC members, both local and overseas, who are on a mission to not just promote the sport but to give back to the community. The Centre, which provides affordable dialysis treatment to Guyanese on Guyana’s East Coast as well as other parts of the country, makes for the perfect beneficiary of such a timely gesture, according to Hussain.
“A lot of the guys, both local and overseas, are from this area and they see the work that the people of Doobay have been putting in, so we’re going to be giving
The LGC fraternity will be hosting its first-ever charity golf tournament this Saturday
back to them,” Hussain said.
He said that the overseas members, some of whom grew up learning the sport by playing or caddying; are better established these days and as such, have chosen to help give back to the community. The local golfer pointed out that with the LGC and golf as a whole receiving overwhelming support from corporate Guyana as well as a few private sponsors, it is in keeping with their yearly mandate to share their blessings with others.
Last year, the LGC made a donation to the local cancer society at the end of the Guyana Open Championships, and Hussain strongly believes that an entity which provides life-saving aid to all Guyanese in need of dialysis treatment could do with all the assistance it can receive.
The LGC President further pointed out that overall, the golf fraternity will be giving back to the community whether it be on the East Coast or any part of the country. He noted that with the aim to bring more youngsters into the golf fold, giving back to those in need or those who are in need of assistance will help to spread the positives underlying the sport.
Saturday’s first-ever charity tournament will also be coupled with another charitable move as Hussain confirmed that he, along with the people of Party Castle and a few other sponsors, will be feeding over 100 kids from various communities. Hussain also confirmed that the generosity will continue as early as February 2019 as the LGC planned to partner with the Marriott Hotel, a key sponsor of golf locally, to form a charitable partnership which will see golf being used as the platform to give back on a consistent basis. Meanwhile, Saturday’s tournament is set to bowl off at 12:30h. (Clifton Ross)
